Yearly Archive: 2012

Human Mind and its Capabilities

The human mind has two distinct capabilities. They are (1) the capacity to acquire worldly skills and (2) the capacity for spiritual discrimination. These two faculties are called medha shakti and buddhi respectively. People do not

Significance of Vinayaka Worship

In His most unique loving and patient way, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba explains in this Divine discourse the inner significance of Ganesha Chaturthi [holy day to worshipping Ganesha], underscoring the need to cultivate

“You Do My Work … I Will Do Your Work”

At a time when the youth belonging to the “Sai Fraternity,” taking inspiration from Bhagavan’s teachings, are awakened in body, mind, and spirit to engage in relentless service activities around the world, here comes

Have No Fear

It is our firm belief that God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. On all these standards, Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba is indeed God incarnation. Bhagavan went to school only for a short period

Bhagavan Shows the Power of His Will

Swami has said many times, whether during discourses or during private sessions with devotees, that His will is infinite. Baba takes many of His students to Kodaikanal with Him. Likewise, He has taken some students to Mysore

Still the Mind

The mind has to be educated to entertain and send out good thoughts, and to guide our speech and actions so that we may manifest the light within us. For this, a pure and

The Golden Age is Here

Sister Aparna Nistala, a third generation devotee from Hyderabad, India, is an active Young Adult at Manhattan Sai Center.  Her Grandparents came to Swami in the late fifties. As a toddler in 1978, Aparna

Purify the Heart

“Once man purifies his heart, he will find purity everywhere. The world outside is just a reflection of your heart. If you fill your heart with love, you will experience love everywhere. If there

Radiate Rays of Love

In this discourse delivered on the Guru Poornima day that coincided with the opening of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Anantapur Campus, four decades back, Bhagawan Baba urges us to realize our

Our Lives are Your Message, Swami

For the past year, time and again we’ve heard devotees say that our beloved Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has only left his physical form, that he remains ever-present, guiding us with unfaltering love.

The Super Emperor

Suka (a foremost sage) was unattached to the world around him. He was aware of the immanent Brahman from the very moment of his birth, and he was steadily fixed in that awareness throughout

The Transformation

Once our hearts have been touched by Sai, then slowly but surely our way of life gets transformed. We also start noticing that others are not the same any more; they appear less cantankerous